Knowledge of the plumbing trade is not enough
To own a successful plumbing business, you’ll need to have a lot of knowledge and experience in your trade. On top of this, you also need to be a business owner – and understand everything that that entails!
This is where a plumbing business coach specialist can fill in those knowledge gaps. Not an expert on plumbing, but how to run and grow a successful business!
This can especially be difficult for people who know a lot about plumbing, but nothing about running a business. Don’t worry – this is very normal!
This is where a Sussex plumbing business coach will plug in the gaps (we had to have a pun in somewhere!), to provide the education, support, and knowledge to make you a great business owner. You are the expert in plumbing, and we are the experts in business, and in the case of UK Growth Coach also a good business knowledge of your sector – together that has to make a good combination for your success.
Common challenges
Here are some of the common challenges a plumbing business owner can or, from our experience, has faced:
- Working long hours as everything depends on you, the owner
- Getting price resistance from customers, or even getting undercut by competitors
- Inconsistent lead flow (not enough leads or the wrong type)
- Poor cashflow – clients paying late / not paying to terms
- Difficulty in efficiently estimating / planning work
- Staff challenges.
If you have faced any, or all, of these challenges, then you have come to the right place for support.
UK Growth Coach as a specialist plumbing business coach, can help you to run a successful plumbing business, and guide you in the right direction to keep growing it. We can also help in planning so it becomes fully self sufficient, so you can retire early!
How a plumbing business coach we help
Here are some ways plumbing business coaching sessions can help grow the business:
Time management
We can offer support with time management training. Including support in hiring, retaining and managing staff to better performance. This means they can work to their full potential with a small turnover rate and an increase in loyalty.
Marketing strategy
As with plumbing, marketing and sales are things usually best left to professionals to avoid amateur results. We can help with your marketing strategy, how to price your services, how to manage enquiries and create a better sales process for an increase in value recognition and a higher conversion rate.
This means a more profitable business, being able to compete better against other local plumbing companies, and deliver a 5-star customer service.
Sales training
Our UK Growth Coaches have years of coaching and sales experience in B2B and B2C, meaning they know exactly what to do and what not to do.
You will receive sales training to boost your confidence and ability. You may know how good your service is, but your potential customers probably don’t, so how do you get this across?
And how do you come across without sounding too salesy? All your questions will be answered, and you will be guided on how to sell to potential clients and customers.
Cashflow strategies
Our business strategy consultants will assist you with cashflow strategies to prevent issues in the first place, and also strategies for dealing with late payers.
Project planning
You will receive help with systemising estimating, project planning and management, and ensuring a stand out service level.
Team development
Another way UK Growth Coach will guide you in is team development training to create a positive culture and enable scaling up in a way that won’t mean more hours and more stress for you, the owner!
UK Growth Coach
If you find yourself needing a plumbing business coach, why not book your FREE 90-minute business review. Contact us here for your complimentary business review session with one of our business coaches or find out more about our Independence Coaching programme.
